Migration in Petrolândia/SC (2017–2022)

Petrolândia/SC had a reference population (aged 5 or over in 2022) of 6,295 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period, the municipality received 610 in-migrants and lost 600 out-migrants to other municipalities in Brazil, resulting in a net migration of +15 people (2.16 per 1,000 population) and a migration effectiveness index (IEM) of 0.011. This classifies the municipality, for the period, as one of migratory attraction.

Indicators

Migration indicators for Petrolândia/SC, 2017–2022
Indicator	Estimate	95% CI	Precision
In-migrants	610	477 to 743	good
Out-migrants	600	312 to 888	use with caution
Net migration	+15	−302 to 332	not classified
Net migration rate, TLM (per 1,000 pop.)	2.16	-	-
Migration effectiveness index (IEM)	0.011	-	-

Sample of in-migrants: 100-499 observations. Sample of out-migrants: 50-99 observations. 95% confidence interval computed as estimate ± 1.96 × standard error.

Top origins and destinations

Top 10 origins of in-migrants to Petrolândia/SC
Origin	People	Precision
Ituporanga/SC · view pair in the atlas	180	use with caution
Joinville/SC · view pair in the atlas	25	low precision
Blumenau/SC · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Atalanta/SC · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision
Rio do Sul/SC · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision
Vidal Ramos/SC · view pair in the atlas	15	low precision

Top 10 destinations of out-migrants from Petrolândia/SC
Destination	People	Precision
Ituporanga/SC · view pair in the atlas	195	low precision
Rio do Sul/SC · view pair in the atlas	70	low precision
Agrolândia/SC · view pair in the atlas	55	low precision
Atalanta/SC · view pair in the atlas	20	low precision

Profile of migrants and residents

In-migrants (arrivals)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	300	48.8%	50-99
First move from municipality of birth	265	43.1%	50-99
Return to municipality of birth	50	8.1%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	120	32.4%	20-49
No schooling or incomplete elementary	115	31.1%	20-49
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	70	18.9%	20-49
Completed higher education	65	17.6%	20-49

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	240	39.3%	50-99
1 to 2 minimum wages	180	29.5%	50-99
More than 2 minimum wages	100	16.4%	20-49
¼ to ½ minimum wage	75	12.3%	20-49
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	15	2.5%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	110	17.7%	20-49
Ages 25–39, male	80	12.9%	20-49
Ages 5–14, male	80	12.9%	20-49
Ages 40–59, male	75	12.1%	20-49
Ages 40–59, female	65	10.5%	20-49
Ages 5–14, female	60	9.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	60	9.7%	5-19
Ages 15–24, male	50	8.1%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, male	20	3.2%	5-19
Ages 60 and over, female	20	3.2%	5-19

Out-migrants (departures)

Migrant type
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Multi-step migration	295	49.2%	20-49
First move from municipality of birth	205	34.2%	20-49
Return to municipality of birth	100	16.7%	5-19

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Completed higher education	105	30.4%	5-19
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	95	27.5%	5-19
No schooling or incomplete elementary	95	27.5%	5-19
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	50	14.5%	5-19

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
½ to 1 minimum wage	245	40.8%	20-49
More than 2 minimum wages	145	24.2%	5-19
1 to 2 minimum wages	130	21.7%	5-19
Other / suppressed	80	13.3%	5-19

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 25–39, female	140	23.3%	5-19
Other / suppressed	100	16.7%	5-19
Ages 5–14, female	95	15.8%	5-19
Ages 15–24, female	65	10.8%	5-19
Ages 25–39, male	60	10.0%	5-19
Ages 40–59, female	55	9.2%	5-19
Ages 5–14, male	45	7.5%	5-19
Ages 40–59, male	40	6.7%	5-19

Non-migrant residents

Educational attainment (people aged 25 and over)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
No schooling or incomplete elementary	2,400	56.4%	>=500
Completed high school, incomplete higher education	885	20.8%	100-499
Completed elementary, incomplete high school	610	14.3%	100-499
Completed higher education	360	8.5%	100-499

Household income per capita (in 2022 minimum wages)
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
1 to 2 minimum wages	2,190	35.9%	>=500
½ to 1 minimum wage	1,930	31.6%	>=500
More than 2 minimum wages	1,225	20.1%	100-499
¼ to ½ minimum wage	525	8.6%	100-499
Up to ¼ of a minimum wage	235	3.8%	50-99

Age and sex
Category	Estimate	Share	Sample
Ages 40–59, male	845	14.9%	100-499
Ages 40–59, female	830	14.6%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, female	690	12.1%	100-499
Ages 60 and over, male	655	11.5%	100-499
Ages 25–39, male	650	11.4%	100-499
Ages 25–39, female	580	10.2%	100-499
Ages 5–14, female	385	6.8%	100-499
Ages 15–24, male	375	6.6%	100-499
Ages 15–24, female	355	6.2%	100-499
Ages 5–14, male	315	5.5%	100-499

Commuting (work and study)

Commuting indicators for Petrolândia/SC
Employed persons (aged 10 and over)	3,295
Commute out to work in another municipality	500
Commute in from another municipality to work here	50
Net commuting	−450
Out-commuting rate (%)	15.13
Commuting attraction index	0.853
Median commuting time	20 min

This municipality is part of Região Metropolitana do Alto Vale do Itajaí → see the metropolitan region page

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Methodological note

Estimates from the sample microdata of the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE, controlled access), fixed-date migration question (residence on July 31, 2017 compared with residence on July 31, 2022). Every estimate is rounded to multiples of 5 and has passed statistical disclosure control (no cell with fewer than 5 people or 3 sampled households). See the full methodology and the glossary.

How to cite this page

Daniel Pessini Sobreira. Atlas da migração interna no Brasil [Atlas of internal migration in Brazil]: Petrolândia/SC. Data from the 2022 Demographic Census (IBGE). Data version: 2026-10-01. Available at: https://atlas-da-migracao.github.io/en/municipio/petrolandia-sc-4212700/. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22469791.